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Durham schools on holding class amid flooding, tornado warning: ‘We made the best decision we could’

While apologizing for the inconvenience and potential danger to students and staff, Durham Public Schools officials defended the decision to hold classes Monday as flooding from Hurricane Florence intensified across the Triangle.